SXSW Crypto Summit 2018 Recap

Blockchain Beach attended the end of Day 1 and Day 2 of the 2018 CryptoFriends Summit at South By Southwest (SXSW), which focused on Women in Blockchain and ICO best practices. Blockchain Beach attended and live tweeted the event. You can see the full series of tweets here.

Plus a special thank you to Emmie Chang, CEO and Founder of Superbloom, for helping orchestrate a very well run event!

Highlights Included:

Tricia Martinez, Founder & CEO of @GetWala & #DalaToken

“We were approached to be the first ICO merger — it’s unclear what that would actually mean right now” – @TriciaTita @cryptofriendsio #newgirlsontheblock #SXSWcryptosummit #cryptofriends #blockchainbeach pic.twitter.com/ldldN6DkUN

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Rob Behnke, The Token Agency

“It’s an ICO circus, so ask these to invest safely:
1. Couldn’t raise other $ or “just because”?
2. Promise future returns?
3. Team working full time?
4. Small community?
5. Lots of buzzwords?
6. Github commits?
7. Use of funds?
–@theblueandred#SXSWcryptosummit #cryptofriends

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Aleks Nowak, CIO BlockEx

“If you use a SAFT agreement, it is a security” – A. Nowak @BlockEx #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends pic.twitter.com/cFio9Okq3O

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

“If you give a 21 year old a lot of money, not a lot of good can happen… well at least not you getting money back. Governance in tokens can protect investors” – A. Nowak @BlockEx #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

“Even If projects have hundreds of millions of dollars, they wouldn’t be able to spend it. Make sure their business plan makes sense with their funding” – A. Nowak @BlockEx #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Jeremy Gardner, Founder of Ausum Ventures, Augur

“Security tokens will soon take over the industry. Why wouldn’t you tokenize the world?… This is the development to look out for.” – @Disruptepreneur #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Digital asset Investment Opportunity Matrix from @Disruptepreneur #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach pic.twitter.com/3xlWimesMW

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

“@AugurProject launches in a month” – @Disruptepreneur #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Har Tej, Co-Founder Hosho Group

“Don’t just copy another team’s smart contract. Many have hidden functionalities that may not be beneficial for your product/intentions.” – @hartej_ #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

Slide: Blockchain Networks are secure, Smart Contracts are not (pic for Smart Contract growth) –@hoshogroup #SXSWCryptoSummit #cryptofriends #BlockchainBeach pic.twitter.com/PoZdHu2lhi

— Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) March 13, 2018

We’re looking forward to the next set of events from this group!